UFC 175 undercard live blog: Faber vs. Caceres, More

LAS VEGAS – This is the UFC 175 undercard live blog for the UFC 175 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

There will be six fights on the UFC 175 undercard. Urijah Faber vs. Alex Caceres, Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara, Chris Camozzi vs. Bruno Santos, George Roop vs. Rob Font, Luch Zachrich vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos, and Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush will be featured on the prelims.

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Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush
Round 1: Alright, we’re live from Vegas. First fight underway. Huge left hook from Casey rocks Bush, and he drops. Casey pounces and is trying to lay leather, but Bush ties him up from his back and reels him close. Casey dropping short elbows to Bush’s temple, and one, two, three, four violent elbows and it’s over! Wow. Violent stuff from Casey. Made quick work of Bush.

UFC 175 official results: Kevin Casey def. Bubba Bush via TKO (elbows) at 1:01 of R1

Luke Zachrich vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos
Round 1: Mario Yamasaki is the referee. He makes the heart shape with his hands, and here we go. Zachrich didn’t want to touch gloves. Good combo from Zachrich, as the fighters gauge each other. Zachrich keeping the center, and finally Vasconcelos comes in with a kick. No good, misses. Good combo again from Zachrich up top, second one landed flush. A lot of one-two’s from the Columbus native Zachrich; right now Vasconcelos tentative. Counter there from Vasconcelos lands, and that forces Zachrich back. Zachrich continuing to move, coming in with one-twos and peeling around. Nice exchange there, as Vasconcelos again slammed a nice counter right home. Vasconcelos shaking his head in agreement and smiling after a little sally from Zachrich. There’s some redness on his face. Nice set of left jabs there from Zachrich, each one of them landing. He’s showing his boxing skills; no sooner do I write that and Vasconcelos lands a high kick that put a little disbelief on Zachrich’s face. First round in the books. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Zachrich, 10-9.

Round 2: Back at it, and Vasconcelos this time to center. High kick lands from the Brazilian, and Zachrich counters with a low kick. Brief exchange along fence and Vasconcelos came over top with a left hand that lands. Overhand right from the circling Vasconcelos lands, and Zachrich rolls out. He lands a short left which makes Vasconcelos off-balance, and he hits the floor for moment before bouncing back up. Zachrich continuing to strafe from range with that jab, and it’s finding a home. Nice short right to the body from Zachrich, could hear the hollow from press row. Didn’t seem to affect Vasconcelos too much, though. Zachrich plants as Vasconcelos comes forward and rips off a nice combination standing in the pocket. Zachrich the crisper fighter on the feet thus far. But right there Vasconcelos wins an exchange with a flurry to the head. A little blood trickling from Zachrich’s eye, as the crowd stirs to life a little bit. Body kick from Vasconcelos as the round ends, but Zachrich caught it. MMA Fighting scores R2 for Zachrich, 10-9 (20-18 overall).

Round 3: Final round underway. Crowd let’s up an encouragement cheer. It’s Vasconcelos charging forward, and left clubs Zachrich with a right to the body. Vasconcelos comes in for a takedown, but Zachrich pretty easily brushes him aside. A strong shot there momentarily drops Vasconcelos, but he stands right back up smiling. Again, Zachrich with a jab to hook combo, this time with a leg kick at the end. Vasconcelos standing in, though, and lands a straight right hand. Both guys are getting their offense in quick bursts. Vasconcelos seems to be surveying a little bit, trying to set up a big shot. A bird call comes in from the stands.Heavy left hand from Zachrich, who is changing levels. Good movement for most of the fight from Zachrich. While bobbing in weaving that time Vasconcelos hones in on him with an uppercut; that was effective. And now he initiates with a combo and lands the uppercut clean again. Headkick by Vasconcelos is blocked, but there’s a sense of urgency at the end here from the Brazilian. Might be too little too late. MMA Fighting scores R3 for Vasconcelos 10-9 (29-28 overall for Zachrich)

UFC 175 official results: Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

George Roop vs. Rob Font
Round 1: They touch them up. Push kick from the length Roop, but Font catches it. Font ducks in and comes in throwing heat, but can’t close range enough on Roop. Quick left jabs from Roop, and then he comes up top with a kick. Not a lot landing early. Now they tangle up on the fence, but they break. Left jab from the long-armed Roop is landing, and he’s snapping them with volume when he throws. Whoa! Font crack Roop with a big right hand and Roop got woozy, and sort of just fell over. Huge right hand from Font, exploded on the side of Roop’s head. A quick follow-up on the ground and it’s all over. Font very patient in landing that shot, and he sprung hell on Roop.

UFC 175 official results: Rob Font def. George Roop via TO (punch) at 2:19 of R1

Chris Camozzi vs. Bruno Santos
Round 1: Mario Yamasaki is the third man. Santos the righty and Camozzi the southpaw. They are both trying to gauge the other right now, but Camozzi  is a bit more the aggressor early. He comes in with an overhand right, and retaliating, Santos throws one himself. That might have grazed Camozzi; he smiled and stuck his tongue out. Patty-cake at center, both with his strong arm coiled. Push kick from Camozzi, and he comes forward and lands a nice left right down the boulevard on Santos that rocked him. Right after the sequence, Santos grabs Camozzi and ties him up on fence. They stay there for 15 seconds before Camozzi is able to roll out. Again, Santos pushes forward, and leans his weight into Camozzi on fence, trying to take him down. So far Camozzi won’t budge. Santos trying for a trip, yet Camozzi shucks him off. He’s fending, while Yamasaki looks on. Rounds going to end in that tussle on fence, with Santos trying to throw Camozzi and yet the Colorado fighter not moving. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Camozzi, 10-9.

Round 2: Santos blew out some contents of his nose in front of press row, and we’re back at it. Camozzi keeping his right hand out to maintain distance, but Santos ain’t having it. He moves in, drops levels just as Camozzi throws a knee and finally dumps Camozzi to the canvas. Now Santos is in Camozzi’s guard. Very little space so far, as the fighters pivot. Still, Santos is staying busy. He’s landing shots from the guard, and Camozzi is trying to answer with upswung elbows. Yamasaki is lurking over the action. Now Santos moves into side control, and has Camozzi in some trouble here. Looked like he might be fishing out a D’arce, but Camozzi recovers back to half-guard. Again, Santos trying to pass, but now he’s in Camozzi’s full guard, back to where we started. He once again advances to side control and is using his frame. Camozzi able to stand up in that moment, and the crowd lets out a roar…but right back down they go. Santos staying busy, and Camozzi frustrated on canvas as round ends. MMA Fighting scores R2 for Santos, 10-9 (19-19 overall)

Round 3: Santos has a small cut, it appears, from the elbows Camozzi was throwing from the ground. Back at it. Big thudding shot from Santos to Camozzi’s body, but he just shakes his head. It’s Camozzi still trying to initiate here. He comes in with a nice left, but eats a counter for his effort. A couple of decent jabs from Camozzi, but he’s paying attention not to get taken down. Santos shoots in and gets Camozzi on the fence, lifts him up and as he’s slamming him Camozzi grabs top of fence. He’s warned, but now he’s on his back again. Santos working to improve position, and Camozzi threatens a kimura. Now he uses that leverage to scoot to his butt. He can’t get all the way up, though. Santos keeps him defending on fence. Finally Camozzi back up, and crowd lets out a roar. Big shots on both sides, and as Camozzi comes in with a knee he gets dumped down again. That knee has gotten him into trouble with Santos, who is outmuscling Camozzi. This fight will end with Camozzi on his back, trying to land from bottom. MMA Fighting scores R3 for  Santos 10-9 (29-28 for Santos overall)

UFC 175 official results: Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara
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LAS VEGAS – This is the UFC 175 undercard live blog for the UFC 175 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

There will be six fights on the UFC 175 undercard. Urijah Faber vs. Alex Caceres, Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara, Chris Camozzi vs. Bruno Santos, George Roop vs. Rob Font, Luch Zachrich vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos, and Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush will be featured on the prelims.

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Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush
Round 1: Alright, we’re live from Vegas. First fight underway. Huge left hook from Casey rocks Bush, and he drops. Casey pounces and is trying to lay leather, but Bush ties him up from his back and reels him close. Casey dropping short elbows to Bush’s temple, and one, two, three, four violent elbows and it’s over! Wow. Violent stuff from Casey. Made quick work of Bush.

UFC 175 official results: Kevin Casey def. Bubba Bush via TKO (elbows) at 1:01 of R1

Luke Zachrich vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos
Round 1: Mario Yamasaki is the referee. He makes the heart shape with his hands, and here we go. Zachrich didn’t want to touch gloves. Good combo from Zachrich, as the fighters gauge each other. Zachrich keeping the center, and finally Vasconcelos comes in with a kick. No good, misses. Good combo again from Zachrich up top, second one landed flush. A lot of one-two’s from the Columbus native Zachrich; right now Vasconcelos tentative. Counter there from Vasconcelos lands, and that forces Zachrich back. Zachrich continuing to move, coming in with one-twos and peeling around. Nice exchange there, as Vasconcelos again slammed a nice counter right home. Vasconcelos shaking his head in agreement and smiling after a little sally from Zachrich. There’s some redness on his face. Nice set of left jabs there from Zachrich, each one of them landing. He’s showing his boxing skills; no sooner do I write that and Vasconcelos lands a high kick that put a little disbelief on Zachrich’s face. First round in the books. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Zachrich, 10-9.

Round 2: Back at it, and Vasconcelos this time to center. High kick lands from the Brazilian, and Zachrich counters with a low kick. Brief exchange along fence and Vasconcelos came over top with a left hand that lands. Overhand right from the circling Vasconcelos lands, and Zachrich rolls out. He lands a short left which makes Vasconcelos off-balance, and he hits the floor for moment before bouncing back up. Zachrich continuing to strafe from range with that jab, and it’s finding a home. Nice short right to the body from Zachrich, could hear the hollow from press row. Didn’t seem to affect Vasconcelos too much, though. Zachrich plants as Vasconcelos comes forward and rips off a nice combination standing in the pocket. Zachrich the crisper fighter on the feet thus far. But right there Vasconcelos wins an exchange with a flurry to the head. A little blood trickling from Zachrich’s eye, as the crowd stirs to life a little bit. Body kick from Vasconcelos as the round ends, but Zachrich caught it. MMA Fighting scores R2 for Zachrich, 10-9 (20-18 overall).

Round 3: Final round underway. Crowd let’s up an encouragement cheer. It’s Vasconcelos charging forward, and left clubs Zachrich with a right to the body. Vasconcelos comes in for a takedown, but Zachrich pretty easily brushes him aside. A strong shot there momentarily drops Vasconcelos, but he stands right back up smiling. Again, Zachrich with a jab to hook combo, this time with a leg kick at the end. Vasconcelos standing in, though, and lands a straight right hand. Both guys are getting their offense in quick bursts. Vasconcelos seems to be surveying a little bit, trying to set up a big shot. A bird call comes in from the stands.Heavy left hand from Zachrich, who is changing levels. Good movement for most of the fight from Zachrich. While bobbing in weaving that time Vasconcelos hones in on him with an uppercut; that was effective. And now he initiates with a combo and lands the uppercut clean again. Headkick by Vasconcelos is blocked, but there’s a sense of urgency at the end here from the Brazilian. Might be too little too late. MMA Fighting scores R3 for Vasconcelos 10-9 (29-28 overall for Zachrich)

UFC 175 official results: Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

George Roop vs. Rob Font
Round 1: They touch them up. Push kick from the length Roop, but Font catches it. Font ducks in and comes in throwing heat, but can’t close range enough on Roop. Quick left jabs from Roop, and then he comes up top with a kick. Not a lot landing early. Now they tangle up on the fence, but they break. Left jab from the long-armed Roop is landing, and he’s snapping them with volume when he throws. Whoa! Font crack Roop with a big right hand and Roop got woozy, and sort of just fell over. Huge right hand from Font, exploded on the side of Roop’s head. A quick follow-up on the ground and it’s all over. Font very patient in landing that shot, and he sprung hell on Roop.

UFC 175 official results: Rob Font def. George Roop via TO (punch) at 2:19 of R1

Chris Camozzi vs. Bruno Santos
Round 1: Mario Yamasaki is the third man. Santos the righty and Camozzi the southpaw. They are both trying to gauge the other right now, but Camozzi  is a bit more the aggressor early. He comes in with an overhand right, and retaliating, Santos throws one himself. That might have grazed Camozzi; he smiled and stuck his tongue out. Patty-cake at center, both with his strong arm coiled. Push kick from Camozzi, and he comes forward and lands a nice left right down the boulevard on Santos that rocked him. Right after the sequence, Santos grabs Camozzi and ties him up on fence. They stay there for 15 seconds before Camozzi is able to roll out. Again, Santos pushes forward, and leans his weight into Camozzi on fence, trying to take him down. So far Camozzi won’t budge. Santos trying for a trip, yet Camozzi shucks him off. He’s fending, while Yamasaki looks on. Rounds going to end in that tussle on fence, with Santos trying to throw Camozzi and yet the Colorado fighter not moving. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Camozzi, 10-9.

Round 2: Santos blew out some contents of his nose in front of press row, and we’re back at it. Camozzi keeping his right hand out to maintain distance, but Santos ain’t having it. He moves in, drops levels just as Camozzi throws a knee and finally dumps Camozzi to the canvas. Now Santos is in Camozzi’s guard. Very little space so far, as the fighters pivot. Still, Santos is staying busy. He’s landing shots from the guard, and Camozzi is trying to answer with upswung elbows. Yamasaki is lurking over the action. Now Santos moves into side control, and has Camozzi in some trouble here. Looked like he might be fishing out a D’arce, but Camozzi recovers back to half-guard. Again, Santos trying to pass, but now he’s in Camozzi’s full guard, back to where we started. He once again advances to side control and is using his frame. Camozzi able to stand up in that moment, and the crowd lets out a roar…but right back down they go. Santos staying busy, and Camozzi frustrated on canvas as round ends. MMA Fighting scores R2 for Santos, 10-9 (19-19 overall)

Round 3: Santos has a small cut, it appears, from the elbows Camozzi was throwing from the ground. Back at it. Big thudding shot from Santos to Camozzi’s body, but he just shakes his head. It’s Camozzi still trying to initiate here. He comes in with a nice left, but eats a counter for his effort. A couple of decent jabs from Camozzi, but he’s paying attention not to get taken down. Santos shoots in and gets Camozzi on the fence, lifts him up and as he’s slamming him Camozzi grabs top of fence. He’s warned, but now he’s on his back again. Santos working to improve position, and Camozzi threatens a kimura. Now he uses that leverage to scoot to his butt. He can’t get all the way up, though. Santos keeps him defending on fence. Finally Camozzi back up, and crowd lets out a roar. Big shots on both sides, and as Camozzi comes in with a knee he gets dumped down again. That knee has gotten him into trouble with Santos, who is outmuscling Camozzi. This fight will end with Camozzi on his back, trying to land from bottom. MMA Fighting scores R3 for  Santos 10-9 (29-28 for Santos overall)

UFC 175 official results: Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara
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